Vessel-cleaner



No. 609,285. Patented Aug. l6, I898.

E. LUNDGREN.

VESSEL CLEANER.

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VESSEL CLEANER.

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SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 609,285, dated August16, 1898.

Application filed February 8, 1898. Serial No. 669,523. (No model.)

To aZZ whom it may concern:

. Be it known that I, EMIL LUNDGREN, a citizen of the United States ofAmerica, residing at Zilenoph, in the county of Butler and State ofPennsylvania, have invented certain new and useful Improvements inVessel-Cleaners, of which the following is a specification, referencebeing had therein to the accompanying drawings. 7

This invention relates to certain new and useful improvements invessel-cleaners; and it has for its object to provide a cleaner whichmay be employed in cleansing such vessels as milk-cans andthe like andwhich may also be adapted for various other purposes, among which is thesubstitution for the cleansingbrushes of a turbine, and thereby usingthe device for churning, or the substitution of an egg-beater, thesubstitution of a single brush, whereby the device maybe used forcleaning lamp-chimneys and the like,or various other uses to which themain principle of the invention may be adapted.

The principal features of my invention comprise a rotatable shaft whichpasses through a bevel-gear thatis driven bya larger gear having a crankfor-operating the same.

Aclamp is provided for engaging the device to the table, tub, or otherobject to which it is desired to fasten the same, and the shaft isadapted to carry the brushes, boaters, or the like, the former of which.may be pivotally hung from a fulcrum disk attached to the shaft, sothat when the shaft is rapidly revolved the centrifugal motion willforce the brushes outwardly and into engagement with the sides of thevessel. I also provide means whereby the shaft may be locked andretained at one position within the wheel or the same may be rapidlyrevolved, while at the same time raised and lowered by the operator, ifso desired. All of this novel construction willbehereinaftermorespecificallydescribed, and particularly pointed out inthe claims.

In describing the invention in detail reference is had to theaccompanying drawings, forming a part of this specification, and whereinlike figures of reference indicate simiwhich- Figure 1 is a sideelevation of my improved vessel-cleaner attached to a table and alsoshowing a sectional view of a portion of the vessel and the movement ofthe brushes in dotted lines. Fig. 2 is a front view with the shaftremoved and a short shaft with but one brush attached theretosubstituted in lieu of the movable shaft. Fig. 3 is a perspective viewof a portion of the shaft. Fig. 4 is a rear view of the vessel-cleaner,showing the manner in which the same may be attached to a tub or thelike. Fig. 5 is a perspective view of the clamp for holding. the cleanerin position. Fig. 6 is a perspective view of the turbine which may beattached to the shaft and the device thereby used for churning. Fig. 7is a perspective viewfof an egg-beater which may be attached to theshaft. Fig. 8 is a plan View of the fulcrum-disk to which the brushesare pivotally secured.

To put my invention into practice, I provide a frame from which thedriving-gearing is supported, said frame being composed of an upright orstandard 1, which has formed integral therewith a longitudinally-extendin g plate 2, the latter being apertured to receivethe sleeve 3, which is designed to operate in said aperture and isprovided with a flange 4, which rests upon the upper face of the saidplate. This sleeve has secured to its upper end a bevel-gear 5, which isadapted to mesh with and be driven by a larger bevel-gear 6, I

which is carried by a shaft 7, for which a journal-box Sis provided onthe upper end of thestandard 1, said shaft 7 having a crank 9 secured toits free end, .by means of which motion is communicated to the gears.The sleeve 3 may be locked in its position in the plate 2 by means ofthe collar or washer l0, engaging around the. said sleeve below theplate 2. Passing through the aforesaid sleeve 3 and the bevel-gear 5 isa vertical shaft 11,

V which is ormay be provided on its upper end with a knob'or othersuitable handle 12 and may be locked at any position within the sleeveby means of the set-screw 14, engaging through said sleeve. Thisvertical shaft or rod may be provided with a fiat side 16 to receive theset-screw 14, if desired. To the lowerend of thisvertical shaft or rodis at-, tached the brushes, boaters, or other objects, as the casemaybe, and when the device is used as a vessel-cleaner I preferablysecure the series of brushes 17 to the disk 18, which/ may be securelyfastened to the vertical shaft or rod by means of the set-screw 19, saiddisk having jaws 20 arranged around its periphery, which are adapted toreceive the stems 21 of the brushes, which are or may be fastened withinsaid jaws by means of screws 22 or other suitable fastenings.

In Fig. 2 I have shown the shaft or rod 11 removed and the shorter shaftor rod 11 secured in theslceve, said shaft having arigid brush 17 asecured in its free end. This form may be conveniently used for cleaninglampchimneys and the like. The turbine shown in Fig. 6 is adapted topermit the device to be used for churning and comprises a collar orsleeve 23, to which the paddles 24 are attached, said collar or sleevecarrying a setscrew 24 for fastening a turbine to the shaft or rod 11.The egg-beater shown in Fig. 6 is likewise composed of a collar orsleeve 26,

having a set-screw 27, provided with a series of boaters 28, arrangedaround its periphery in any desired form.

For the purpose of permitting a securing of the device to variousobjects-such as a table, tub, or the like1 provide a universal clamp 29for the set-screw30, and a head 31, which is provided with sockets 3333, also carries the set-screw 34.

When the device is attached to a table or the like, the socket 32 willreceive the supporting-stem 1, formed on the frame, and when the deviceis to be attached to a tub, which is the position shown in Fig. 4 of thedrawings, the socket 33 will receive the aforesaid stem, the set-screw34 engaging the stem,

- so as to retain the same in its position when inserted in the sockets.

Motion is communicated to the shaft, and consequently to the brushes orother device attached to the ends of the same, by turning the crank 9,causing the gear 6 to operate the gear 5 and sleeve 3, this latterthereby revolving the shaft. WVhen the set-screw 14 is adjusted firmlyagainst the shaft, the same will be retained at the one elevation; butwhen this set-screw is loosened the shaft may be raised and lowered bythe operator simultaneously with the revolving of the same, and therebybring the brushes into contact with all portions of the inner face ofthe vessel.

Where it is desired to use the brush at one elevation at all times, thelong shaft or rod 11 may be removed and a single brush, as is shown inFig. 2,substituted and locked therein by means of the set-screw 10.

The device may be used for various other purposes by removing the disk18, carrying the brushes, and substituting therefor the turbine,egg-beater, or other device which it is desired to use. It will also benoted that various 'changes may be made throughout the details ofconstruction without departing from the general spirit of my invention.

Having fully described my invention, what I claim as new, and desire tosecure by Letters Patent, :is--- 1. In combination, a frame comprising avertical standard or upright and a horizontal plate, which is providedwith an aperture to receive a sleeve, a bevel-gear secured to the upperend of said sleeve, a shaft journaled in the upright and carrying abevel-gear to engage with the aforementioned bevel-gear of the sleeve, asupporting-clamp for the frame and a vertical rod or shaft passingthrough the sleeve and having a series of brushes fulcrumed thereto, asand for the purpose set forth.

2. In combination, a frame, a supportingclamp for same, a shaftjournaled in said frame, a bevel-gear secured on one end of said shaft,and a crank on the other, a sleeve supported by and operating in saidframe,a bevelgear secured on said sleeve and engaging the aforementionedbevel-gear, a vertical shaft or rod passing through said sleeve, aremovable disk'on said rod and a series of brushes fulcrumed in saiddisk, as and for the purpose set forth.

3. In combination, a frame, an adjustable clamp for supporting saidframe, a bevel-gear carried by said frame, a sleeve carried by andoperating in said frame, a bevel-gear carried by said sleeve andengaging the aforementioned bevel-gear, and a movable shaft passingthrough said sleeve, said shaft carrying devices, which are rotatedthrough the operating of the shaft, substantially as shown anddescribed.

In testimony whereof I affix my signature in the presence of twowitnesses.

EMIL LUNDGREN.

Witnesses:

JOHN NOLAND, WILLIAM E. MINOR.

